The 365 Envelope Project

As 2012 began winding down with a frenzy of rowdy neighbors and fireworks that rent through the darkened sky, changing it into a brilliant rainbow of colors, I was quietly handed the gift of a homemade DVD.

The DVD contained instructions for a project my daughters had painstakingly worked on for half the year. The project was 365 envelopes. Each envelope contained a letter from my daughters and was placed in a decorative box. I was then given the 12 boxes.

As the last seconds of 2012 slid into non-existence, my 2013 was ushered in with an abundance of love and laughter. Now for each day of 2013, I get to open an envelope and read sweet, witty, encouraging things my daughters have written.

They totally blew me away. I had no idea they’d worked all those months on that. They even made a ‘behind the scenes’ and a ‘blooper reel’ to go along with the DVD instructions. It was all so funny and sweet.

I opened one of the envelopes this morning that made me smile. Amazing how much I already look forward to opening them. I loved your post on growing readers. I agree with you that reading is the cornerstone. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many kids and for giving them that cornerstone. Happy New Year to you, too!